Withrow Postmasters

Alstown Postmasters

Appledale Postmasters

McCue Postmasters

Tonkey/Touhey Postmaster

Map of McCue. Date unknown

Waterville Railway Co. Depot

Former Waterville Railway Co. Depot on Rainier St. in Waterville, Wash on Dec. 3, 2016.  The Great Northern Railway built this structure in 1910 for the WRY Co., which was their standard depot design during the early 1900’s.  This standard depot littered the landscape in many towns throughout the northern states, and served both passengers and freight service for the railroad.  Palisades, Douglas, Withrow, and Mansfield all had a depot of this exact design.  This depot was retired in 1954, and is now the residence of Jim Horton.  

The Wentchee Daily World: November 13, 1909

The Newport Miner: March 9, 1911

The Wenatchee Daily World: December 17, 1910

The Kendrick Gazette: May 30, 1919

McCue

Interesting find on a drawing from McCue.  If you look really close written faintly it says "Prop'd. bridge & Building Car.  Constructed from sections of Mansfield Depot."    Just the the right of this text are three structures with dimensions of 12' x 40' each.  A.F.E. 63990-Mansfield Depot retired 1944; sold and removed 1961.   

Touhey, Wash

Aerial photo of Touhey May 2016

Alstown in 1966

Alstown elevator during wheat harvest in July 1966.  Photo by the Wenatche Daily World.

Spokane Chronicle: November 6, 1985

Mansfield in 1947

Mansfield grain elevators in 1947.  Photo taken by Henry Gallaher. Provided by Mary Ellen Wax.

Mansfield in 1947

Photo taken by Henry Gallaher.  Provided by Mary Ellen Wax. 

Douglas Depot

Courtesy of the Great Northern Railway Historical Society

Harry Black (1895-1975) standing next the the railroad siding in Mansfield, Wash.  Photo provided by Mary Ellen Wax.  Date unknown.

1894 map

First survey of the Douglas Creek Area by the General Land Office (GLO) in 1894.

The Wenatchee Daily World: March 1, 1910

The Wenatchee Daily World: October 21, 1909

The Leavenworth Echo: January 7, 1916

The Wenatchee Daily World: November 13, 1909

The Withrow Banner: January 14, 1916

The Withrow Banner: February 8, 1918

The Withrow Banner: February 4, 1916

The Spokesman-Review: October 1, 1912

How Touhey got its name?

From the 1909 Spokane Directory

He was born in Ohio in June 1861 and died in Spokane in 1936.  In 1905 he was listed as a terminal agent at Hillyard in Spokane.  In 1910 he was a conductor and in 1920 he was a yardmaster.  His home was in Hillyard.  Data from Ancestry.com.  Trying to find a connection with the MB Line.  Maybe it is just a coincidence.

From the Washington State University Digital Collection

From the Spokane Chronicle May 14, 1936 page 3

  

ATV/Golf Cart Bridge

Dec 2014

Aug 2015

These large timber girders came off a pier from downtown Seattle. 

Aug 2015

Oct 2015

The pilings used for the abutment ramp walls are from bridge trestles off the MB Line.  A local farmer had several and I was able to acquire some for my bridge.  Very solid. 

Nov 2015

Mar 2016

Apr 2016

"Lamoine Draw" sign modeled after a 1950's Great Northern Railway Standard Plan for bridge number and stream names.

Arp 2016